Date: 4/17/24 10:31 am From: Alvaro Jaramillo via groups.io <chucao...> Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Adult male Baltimore Oriole (?) at McLaren Park
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That Baltimore Oriole looks interesting. First of all the coloration is dull, not the bright orange you would expect. Also the tail looks mainly yellowish-green, not the black and orange you would expect. It is possible that this is actually a male like female. Female Baltimore Orioles are super variable, unlike female Bullock’s, and some are male like. According to Nancy Flood who studied the species, she told me that every so often a female with male characters would be around and that they would sing. The telltale clue seemed to be the non black and orange tail. So keep this in mind. I guess it could also be a young male, but usually they look a bit more patchy than this in first spring.
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Subject: Re: [SFBirds] Adult male Baltimore Oriole (?) at McLaren Park
